The Eclectic Mind of an Author

Schlock Mercenary

July 3, 2013

“Is it possible that intelligence is an aphrodisiac?” That single line caught my attention in a Schlock Mercenary strip one day, and took me from an occasional reader to a daily follower. The intelligence of the strip balances neatly with guffaw-out-loud moments that, truly, made me fall in love with it. If you enjoy mad scientists, mercenary warriors, and aliens with swagger, and I know you do, my friends, you simply cannot go wrong with a dip into the archives. Just a toe… Muahaha! Ahem… It’s not a time-waster, at all. For added incentive, there are books to be had and held if you would rather not spend days pressing the next button on your browser.

I have found over the years that Howard’s blog under Shlock has been an excellent source of movie reviews and new books of interest, as it seems his tastes and mine align nicely in that respect. I also discovered his wife Sandra’s excellent blog, One Cobble at a Time , which was helpful to me as a mother, seeing shared experiences and trials.

All eight Schlock books, most signed & sketched, because, yeah, I’m a fan-girl.

Goodreads

Don't come to Proof of our Resolve expecting a novel. It reads like a military memoir, and given Hernandez' background, I expect that in some ways it is. This is a fiction book, and it hasn't got a plot. Well, not really. It is a linear ...

Look, this book didn't have the words for bug, insect, farm, or goat. I was expecting a little more from it. Like more words! If you're only working on the basics, it's ok. Anything more advanced, forget this.

A pair of impossibly good short stories. Short stories, unlike a novel, are like priming a pump. There’s a story arc there, and it takes place within the pages of the book, but there is so much more that leaves your mind racing with que...

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All sciences are connected; they lend each other material aid as parts of one great whole, each doing its own work, not for itself alone, but for the other parts; as the eye guides the body and the foot sustains it and leads it from place to place. ~Roger Bacon